About one month ago, my band teacher told me she was going to get a tatoo on her wrist. I told her not to because I've always thought tatoos were ugly and gross. I kept telling her all the bad things I could think of about tatoos for the next week. Then I asked her what it was going to be of anyway. She said, "It's going to say 'A.T.W.A.B.A.' It stands for 'Around the world and back again'. Before my mom died of breast cancer when I was 16, we always said that to each other and to our friends. We would say 'Love you around the world and back again'. We would sign all of our letters with that. Over time it just shortened to 'Love you A.T.W.A.B.A.' I'm getting the tatoo in honor of her." I never once argued with her again about the tatoo. I admire my band teacher so much. Ever since her mom died of breast cancer, she's been doing everything she can to find a cure. She runs in every single marathon to raise money. She donates money. She talks about helping find the cure every day. She encouarges others to help as well. That's why I press the pink button every day. I run in marathon things too. Because of her. My band teacher and I are trying to find the cure to breast cancer together.

Anonymous
Tualatin, OR